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2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
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PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
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1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Texas state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine